Election 2020: Greater Accra House of Chiefs calls for calm
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has condemned rioting and violence related to the 2020 General Election and called for calm. Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, in a press release, said the electoral process was governed by laws and that disagreements to any aspect of the process must be addressed and resolved using the appropriate procedures prescribed by the law and not violence. “We are, therefore, dismayed at the events that have unfolded before and after the declaration of the results by the Electoral Commission, “it said.
Gt Accra chiefs demand end to post-electoral riots on their land
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The Osu Traditional Council, led by the Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Area and the President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI has called on all Ghanaians to act within the laws of the country to ensure a peaceful atmosphere.
The Council says acts of violence and lawlessness preceding and following the declaration of the December 7, 2020 election results are un-Ghanaian and have the tendency to undermine the peace, and therefore urged all aggrieved persons to pursue redress via laid down rules.
A statement issued by the Council on Friday condemning what it described as “recent acts of election related violence taking place in different parts of the country and especially in the Greater Accra”, the chiefs said while Ghana s 2020 elections have widely been hailed as a success and been commended by “domestic and international observers as credible, transparent, free and fair�